the heart beats
around the clock
it's just a barely controlled attack
The blood charges
downstream upstream
food and booze
come and go
The brain sizzles and sparks
all nighters every night
for a lifetime
my eyes stay wet
open or shut
and I still try to understand
what things mean
when I wake up in the morning
I can drive home from the dunes
and nearly
make myself insane
wondering how the body
just keeps working
and how hard it will be
to finally
say goodbye

2/22/10

The bear sank
searching for ice
slow he fell
away from the light
turning as if in air
the white hair
the wind of motion
drowning down
to the bottom